HP to Resell Hortonworks Data Platform

Today weannounced the expansion of our strategic relationship with HP enabling HP to resell Hortonworks Data Platform (HDP). As data volumes grow and new data sources emerge it is important for enterprises have access to production ready enterprise Apache Hadoop to meet their big data needs.

With HDP, HP customers can now seamlessly incorporate Hadoop into their modern data architectures to power a variety of new applications and to support existing ones with additional data sources. HPs global reach and strategic relationship with customers extends the reach of Hortonworks worldwide to even more enterprises interested in 100% open source Hadoop.

Commitment to ecosystem and open source from HP and Hortonworks

HP joins a growing list of data management ecosystem vendors who are choosing to partner with Hortonworks to bring Hadoop to the enterprise. We are committed to bringing 100% open source Hadoop to the market so that it can reach it’s full potential as the next generation data platform. A key element of this approach is working with ecosystem vendors to leverage the power of Hadoop as a complement to their technology portfolios. This approach of enabling the ecosystem is a critical aspect of the remarkable growth in customers that we have experienced in the past 12 months.

The partners that you rely on, rely on Hortonworks for Hadoop.

Together HP and Hortonworks are committed to providing the best technologies and resources for customers to make the most of all their data for a decisive competitive advantage. By reselling Hortonworks Data Platform as a complementary component of the HP’s enterprise solutions, HP customers can now make one purchase for their big data architectures.